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740.0011 (E. W.)/11–742: Telegram

The Consul General at Algiers (Cole) to the War Department 39

[Algiers, undated.]
[Received November 3, 1942—5 p.m.]

No. 752. [From Murphy.] Your Mike 26, 1st [31st] Flagpole and Kingpin advised. Kingpin has already sent word that in event of Torch we should do everything to placate Spaniards in order to avoid winter campaign in Riff thus losing time in march to Tunisia. Kingpin would even favor offering territorial concession up to River Ouergha but not as far as Sebaâ. [Murphy.]

Cole
  1. Copy supplied by the Office of the Secretary of Defense under cover of letter of September 7, 1960.↩